Guest guest Posted August 17, 2006 Report Share Posted August 17, 2006 Connie, Hey, I looked up the website of vocational rehab in the state of Ohio and it sounds like it only helps people with mental or physical disabilities work. I don't think that would apply to me unless I'm not reading it right. Also, someone asked where Lancaster was and it is 30 minutes south of Columbus so it takes me about 2 1/2 hours to see Dr. Baughman. Its definitely worth it. Bye!! Angie --- Connie Griffis conaugusta@...> wrote: > Angie, > > I work for vocational rehabilitation in florida. We > are a state agency and we are paid for by tax dollars > so we are not a charity. Every time you pay tax on > something you pay for this program. That said, what > we do is help people with disabilities (nothing to do > with social security) keep their jobs or get new > ones. Your disability is your sarcoid, and at least > where I work they have heard of it. In your case in > order for you to keep working, you need your meds. > All you have to do is contact your State of ________ > Dept of _________ Vocational Rehabilitation and tell > them you want to make a referral for yourself. > They will assign a counselor who will draw up a > program to help you. We pay for medical procedures if > people don't have insurance or have insurance that > won't cover a procedure, medication, retraining, > college, housing & vehicle modifications, clothes, > work support, etc. etc. > There are no questions about your finances. Like I > explained the program has already been paid for by tax > dollars. The other thing that later on may be help is > that social security respects our agency's opinions on > disabilities. Alot of disability lawyers send their > clients to us for evaluation, if we can help them they > are allowed to make extra income without endangering > their disability. If we can't help them, that is just > one more piece of proof that they need ssd or are > justifiably receiving it. > > Hope this helps, if you want to speak to me directly > just email me at conaugusta@... and I will email > you my phone #. > > Connie > > If you get in the program and are dissatisfied or just > change your mind, there is not a problem. > > --- angie gildow tagildow@...> wrote: > > > Connie, > > I did contact Abbott and they sent me an > > application > > but my husband and I work full time so I have a > > feeling > > they are not going to help. They will help people > > with > > no insurance or make little money. Its like I'm > > caught > > in the middle make to much for assistance but my > > insurane > > won't help either. I'm still going to apply. > > I'v never heard of vocational rehabilation?? Can you > > tell > > me more? Angie:) > > > > --- Connie Griffis conaugusta@...> wrote: > > > > > Angie, > > > > > > Have you thought about contacting Abbott > > Laboratories > > > and asking if they would work out a plan where > > they > > > would accept the 55% that your insurance company > > pays. > > > They have a patient assistance program, and all > > they > > > can say is no. And at the risk of sounding like a > > > broken record, if you are working you may be able > > to > > > get vocational rehabilitation in your state to pay > > the > > > other 45%. > > > > > > Try not to worry to much where your marriage is > > > concerned. Talk, read, and hold tight to God & > > each > > > other. Sometimes worrying causes it own problems. > > > > > > > > Take Care..........Connie > > > > > > > > > > > > --- cytochic tagildow@...> wrote: > > > > > > > Hi everyone, > > > > My name is Angie and I wrote about a week ago > > > > about my neurosarc and > > > > trying to get humira paid for by my insurance. > > > > Well, they have agreed > > > > to pay 55% and I'm responsible for 45% which is > > > > still a lot but every > > > > little bit helps. It still will cost me $600. a > > > > month. Last year, it > > > > really helped, so I'm praying it will work this > > > > time. I'm starting to > > > > get symptoms like numbness on my face and > > dizziness. > > > > I'm 35 years old > > > > and have a little boy and a great husband. It > > > > scares me to read some > > > > of the messages about spouses that have turn > > their > > > > backs. But, I can > > > > see how one spouse being sick affects the other > > > > spouse, so I pray ours > > > > stay strong. Well, I was just reading all of > > your > > > > messages and it > > > > seems like you have really good friendships on > > this > > > > site. I'm glad I > > > > found it. Angie > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 24, 2006 Report Share Posted August 24, 2006 Angie, You have a physical disability that if left untreated will hinder or stop your working ability. This is what qualifies you for their help, all you have to do is call and make a referral. Alot of people don't understand the total concept of vocational rehabilitation and think they don't qualify when they really do. Hey it never hurts to try///Connieangie gildow wrote: Connie,Hey, I looked up the website of vocational rehab in thestate of Ohio and it sounds like it only helps peoplewith mental or physical disabilities work. I don't thinkthat would apply to me unless I'm not reading it right. Also, someone asked where Lancaster was and it is 30minutes south of Columbus so it takes me about 2 1/2hours to see Dr. Baughman. Its definitely worth it. Bye!! Angie--- Connie Griffis <conaugusta (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:> Angie,> > I work for vocational rehabilitation in florida. We> are a state agency and we are paid for by tax dollars> so we are not a charity. Every time you pay tax on> something you pay for this program. That said, what> we do is help people with disabilities (nothing to do> with social security) keep their jobs or get new> ones. Your disability is your sarcoid, and at least> where I work they have heard of it. In your case in> order for you to keep working, you need your meds. > All you have to do is contact your State of ________> Dept of _________ Vocational Rehabilitation and tell> them you want to make a referral for yourself. > They will assign a counselor who will draw up a> program to help you. We pay for medical procedures if> people don't have insurance or have insurance that> won't cover a procedure, medication, retraining,> college, housing & vehicle modifications, clothes,> work support, etc. etc.> There are no questions about your finances. Like I> explained the program has already been paid for by tax> dollars. The other thing that later on may be help is> that social security respects our agency's opinions on> disabilities. Alot of disability lawyers send their> clients to us for evaluation, if we can help them they> are allowed to make extra income without endangering> their disability. If we can't help them, that is just> one more piece of proof that they need ssd or are> justifiably receiving it.> > Hope this helps, if you want to speak to me directly> just email me at conaugusta (AT) yahoo (DOT) com and I will email> you my phone #.> > Connie> > If you get in the program and are dissatisfied or just> change your mind, there is not a problem. > > --- angie gildow <tagildow (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:> > > Connie,> > I did contact Abbott and they sent me an> > application> > but my husband and I work full time so I have a> > feeling> > they are not going to help. They will help people> > with> > no insurance or make little money. Its like I'm> > caught> > in the middle make to much for assistance but my> > insurane> > won't help either. I'm still going to apply.> > I'v never heard of vocational rehabilation?? Can you> > tell> > me more? Angie:)> > > > --- Connie Griffis <conaugusta (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:> > > > > Angie,> > > > > > Have you thought about contacting Abbott> > Laboratories> > > and asking if they would work out a plan where> > they> > > would accept the 55% that your insurance company> > pays.> > > They have a patient assistance program, and all> > they> > > can say is no. And at the risk of sounding like a> > > broken record, if you are working you may be able> > to> > > get vocational rehabilitation in your state to pay> > the> > > other 45%.> > > > > > Try not to worry to much where your marriage is> > > concerned. Talk, read, and hold tight to God & > > each> > > other. Sometimes worrying causes it own problems.> > > > > > > > Take Care..........Connie> > > > > > > > > > > > --- cytochic <tagildow (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:> > > > > > > Hi everyone,> > > > My name is Angie and I wrote about a week ago> > > > about my neurosarc and > > > > trying to get humira paid for by my insurance. > > > > Well, they have agreed > > > > to pay 55% and I'm responsible for 45% which is> > > > still a lot but every > > > > little bit helps. It still will cost me $600. a> > > > month. Last year, it > > > > really helped, so I'm praying it will work this> > > > time. I'm starting to > > > > get symptoms like numbness on my face and> > dizziness.> > > > I'm 35 years old > > > > and have a little boy and a great husband. It> > > > scares me to read some > > > > of the messages about spouses that have turn> > their> > > > backs. But, I can > > > > see how one spouse being sick affects the other> > > > spouse, so I pray ours > > > > stay strong. Well, I was just reading all of> > your> > > > messages and it > > > > seems like you have really good friendships on> > this> > > > site. I'm glad I > > > > found it. Angie> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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